PERFECTLY WICKED PROBLEMS!

Try these math puzzles to  e-x-p-a-n-d  your mind!!!

Number Sense & Numeration

After school, Susana eats 2 bananas from her family's fruit orchard. Her brother Mauricio eats 1 papaya. How many pieces of fruit will Susana and Mauricio eat in a month? What information do you have to solve the problem? What information do you need?

 

Patterning & Algebra

Kyle Kodeking loved to leave coded messages about nature around his school.
Substitute a number for a letter to make Kyle's equation true.
The number choices are 1,3,4,5,6,8
By the way, E = 4, but you can use 4 again for another letter.   

 

Measurement

Brittany and Brandon are going on a bike trip with their family. They are going from their house to Lake Lesotho. They are halfway between their house and the lake. After riding 15 more kilometers, they will be 45 kilometers away from the lake. How many kilometers is it from their house to Lake Lesotho? How long is a round trip in kilometers?

 

Data Management & Probability

Think of a good survey question to ask your family. When you ask your question allow them 5 choices. Record everyone's responses in a tally chart. Next, create a pictograph that shows what you have found out. What was the favourite choice? What was the least favourite? Did you have any ties?

 

Geometry & Spatial Sense

Emmanuel was late for shcool. The list below names food and beverage items that he didn't finish. Draw pictures that show each item. Also write the fractional portion that was eaten.

1. 3/4 of an orange
2. 2/5 of a glass of milk
3. 1/2 of a piece of toast
4. 1/4 of a banana muffin

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